Accumulating assets has long been a bulwark against unhappiness. But this study, which looked at UK bank customers, reveals that your ATM receipt can be a better predictor of satisfaction than an overall portfolio statement or your total net worth.

The study doesn’t determine why exactly cash makes us happy. But liquidity can confer many advantages: peace of mind, insurance against emergencies, or an ability to pounce on opportunities when they become available.

At Max, our members tell us that they hold onto cash for a myriad of reasons: for dry powder, to snap up assets when their prices drop; for specific future purchases; or for capital calls.

Because Max automatically optimizes members’ cash, keeping it under the FDIC limits and making sure it’s earning the highest possible yield, our members don’t have to worry about whether their cash is safe. They can rest easy knowing that their cash is earning among the highest yields possible, while focusing on the happiness they feel when they look at their Max statement.

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Max helps you earn dramatically more on your cash, without switching banks. Max also helps you obtain more FDIC insurance coverage, up to $2 million per individual or $8 million per couple.

Start with your existing checking or brokerage account, and then link additional higher-yielding savings accounts at some of the nation's leading FDIC-insured online banks. Max keeps an eye out for changes in interest rates, helping your money automatically flow to the banks that offer the best rates, while keeping your balances below the FDIC insurance limit at each bank. Max also helps you maintain a target checking account balance each month.

Max lets you see all balances on one screen, transfer funds with a single click, and obtain all 1099-INT tax forms in a single PDF.